Back in November 1918, the San Francisco authorities thought they had beaten the deadly Spanish flu pandemic that had spread across the globe in only a matter of months. Infection levels in the city had peaked, then dwindled to apparent insignificance. At the centre of the city a whistle blew, signalling the official end of … Read more
Elon Musk has put two of his California homes on the market for a combined $39.5million just days after his bizarre Twitter rant caused Tesla shares to plunge more than 11 per cent. On Friday, the Tesla founder announced that he felt the company’s stock price was ‘too high’, before revealing he was planning to sell … Read more
France’s patient zero died of coronavirus in DECEMBER: Doctor says samples from patients with flu-like symptoms tested positive Dr Yves Cohen said testing confirmed coronavirus was in France from December One re-test from 24 patient samples came back positive from December 27 The intensive care chief, from Paris, wants negative samples to be reviewed Here’s … Read more
Researchers say team of robots could help conduct 3,000 COVID-19 tests per day in an effort to speed up virus testing process The lab uses a team of robots to move samples and test them Researchers say the lab will scale up to 1,000 tests per day The tests can be turned around in 24 hours … Read more
Lea Michele looked as happy as can be as she posed with her husband of one-year, Zandy Reich, in a new Instagram Story photo shared on Monday. Wearing a white tank top and black leggings, the 33-year-old Glee star barely seemed pregnant as she stood next to her love. ‘Morning walks! Stood across the street and … Read more
Bachelorette alum JP Rosenbaum has made progress that he feels is ‘slow,’ but is better than his physical therapist expected just three weeks after his shock diagnosis with Guillain-Barré syndrome. ‘I’m very very lucky to be able to do things three weeks later that I shouldn’t be able to do,’ Rosenbaum said his therapist told … Read more
Carnival said on Monday that it plans to restart some of its cruise trips from North America in August as it tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it planned to resume cruises on eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida, and Galveston, Texas, on August 1. In Galveston, … Read more
The Trump administration is privately projecting the death toll from the coronavirus will reach 3,000 cases daily on June 1 even as the president pushes for a reopening of the economy. That number is nearly double the current level of 1,750 deaths a day from the disease. The projections, obtained by The New York Times, … Read more
If a vintage wooden tram rattles past your pavement cafe as you’re served coffee and a warm, cinnamon-dusted custard tart, you can only be in Lisbon – one of the sunniest cities in Europe and 2019’s go-to place for a perfect long weekend. The Portuguese capital is a two-and-a-half-hour flight from the UK, it’s in … Read more
Smart patch placed on the throat could determine if you have coronavirus before symptoms arise by monitoring coughs and other vitals A smart patch can determine if you have coronavirus before symptoms show It sits on the base of the throat and measures vitals such as cough and heart rate The data is transmitted to … Read more